: beset by problems : harassed
a harried waiter who forgets your order
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This aging champion for the little guy yearns for a fight at every occasion, not aware that his stubbornness and ego have proved to be his undoing, and Washington responds with a harried, vulnerable performance.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
When Noah Wyle reunited with ER producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to make HBO Max’s The Pitt, the plan was to offer a realistic portrayal of healthcare today through the lens of harried pros working in a fictitious Pittsburgh hospital.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Saleh juggles these dual narrative strands — the troubled movie shoot and Fahmy’s harried personal life — with relative ease, even if there are moments when the plot feels a tad convoluted.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
When Noah Wyle reunited with ER producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to make HBO Max’s The Pitt, the plan was to offer a realistic portrayal of healthcare today through the lens of harried pros working in a fictitious Pittsburgh hospital.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Saleh juggles these dual narrative strands — the troubled movie shoot and Fahmy’s harried personal life — with relative ease, even if there are moments when the plot feels a tad convoluted.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
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“Harried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harried. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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